energizedadj.
/ˈɛnədʒʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈɛnərˌdʒaɪzd/ 1. That has been roused or inspired to action; (also) that has been given the capacity to operate or proceed. Now rare except as in sense 3.
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1827 Vermont Watchman 17 July Our country, the beneficent gift of this [i.e. Christopher Columbus's] energized spirit.
1885 E. Lynn Linton Autobiogr. Christopher Kirkland II. ii. 54 A huge cosmic joke and energized satire.
1992 G. B. Kelly tr. K. Rahner in Theologian Graced Search for Meaning 54 The divinely energized unfolding of historical reality.
2. Filled with vigour, dynamism, or enthusiasm; invigorated, vitalized; stimulated.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > filled with vigour
invigorated1646
viripotent1646
energized1848
pepped-up1916
dynamized1920
crunk1995
1848 Liverpool Mercury 19 Sept. 598/5 Those persons who possess highly-energized constitutions resist its [sc. cholera's] influence altogether.
1857 Methodist Q. Rev. Apr. 222 The energized, enthusiastic aspirant for college honors and future distinction.
1906 R. Charlton Mave ii. 21 He felt energised in every fibre, and laughed joyously at the scamper and frolic of the mad riot.
1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Sept. 990/2 His supple and energized prose, his sense of pace and drama, are his own and remind us that he is a creative artist.
2005 Allergy Apr. 59/1 Blood glucose levels rise and fall slowly, making you feel..more energised.
2015 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 July 12 Growing pains are an inevitable consequence of an energised economy.
3. Of a device, machine, etc.: that has been supplied with the energy required for operation, esp. in the form of electricity; powered up; activated.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective]
sensiblea1393
eloquent1393
rhetoricc1450
mightya1500
pithy1529
grave1541
pithful1548
weighty1560
sappy1563
emphatical1567
fasta1568
thwacking1567
forceful1571
enforceable1589
energetical1596
eloquious1599
sinewy1600
emphatic1602
sinewed1604
strong1604
tonitruous1606
nervose1645
nervous1663
energetic1674
energic1683
strong1685
cogent1718
lapidary1724
forcible1726
authoritative1749
terse1777
telling1819
vigorous1821
sturdy1822
tonitruant1861
meaty1874
vertebrate1882
energized1887
jawy1898
heavy1970
1887 U.S. Patent 355,895 4/1 In a valve actuating and controlling mechanism, a single intermittently-energized electro-magnet, a battery, a thermostat, and independent electrical connections.
1907 H. C. Bennett Electro-therapeutic Guide (ed. 8) 156 The technique of X-radiography is to bring an energized vacuum tube, and object to be radiographed, and a sensitive photographic plate in line.
1958 Times 26 July 4/7 When the fence was energized it was highly dangerous.
1984 North Western Reporter 2nd ser. 340 151/1 The claimant sought benefits, arguing that the decedent was electrocuted when he used a screwdriver to remove a plug from an energized drill.
2006 R. J. Shimonski et al. Network Cabling Illuminated xiii. 352 A wire finder is a device that is used to trace energized circuits.
4. Physics. Of a body or system: that has had its energy increased; (in later use of a particle) that has had energy imparted to it; that has been caused to move into a higher energy state.
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1896 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 141 455 An energised body receives its energy by pressure, and has ability to produce pressure on another body.
1932 U.S. Patent 1,886,897 3/1 Upon the door being released, the energized spring will act to move the arm in a manner to close the door.
1985 G. T. Absten & S. N. Joffe Lasers in Med. i. 4 Each photon stimulating another energized electron to produce a further photon.
2016 J. Swanson Explore Forces & Motion! iv. 57 The Northern Lights in the Alaskan sky are caused when energized particles zoom in from the sun and interact with the earth's magnetic field.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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